06/29/2021
FATF Issues Report on Money Laundering Linked to Environmental Crime
This FATF Report identifies methods that criminals use to launder proceeds from environmental crime
06/29/2021
MUFG board beats back climate resolution as activists falter in Japan
Japanese boards have benefited from the backing of domestic institutional investors that tend to defer to management
06/22/2021
Young investors have aligned with increasing investment in ESG and it has been a common stereotype that they don’t really care about money.
06/22/2021
This is the first in a series of thought leadership pieces on net zero that S&P Global is releasing in conjunction with Earth Day.
06/20/2021
Better ESG disclosure would facilitate allocation of more funds to mainland-listed shares as sustainable investing continues to gain traction among investors, fund managers say
06/15/2021
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will channel $1.8bn into climate-related investment opportunities.
06/15/2021
“By exercising their shareholder rights through voting, engagement, and escalation, our external managers can influence their investee companies to address climate risks and shift towards more sustainable practices,”
06/14/2021
Front and centre is the growing focus – across business, government and society – on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors.
06/14/2021
The underlying Nikkei ESG-REIT Index uses tilt methodology to adjust the weights of constituents using ESG ratings as evaluated by the GRESB, the global ESG benchmark for real assets.
06/14/2021
The economic framework in which we have operated for decades is becoming obsolete.
06/11/2021
The involvement of global institutions began in 2000 with the publishing of the UN Millennium Development Goals aimed at tackling poverty.
06/10/2021
Concerted action is necessary for the world to make the transition to a sustainable future.
06/08/2021
Investors should aim to build rapport with management teams in China as a key way to effect positive ESG change and reap the rewards, says Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI).
06/06/2021
Funds managed with strategies linked to companies’ ESG performance doubled in Asia to US$25 billion last year from US$12 billion in 2019, according to JPMorgan
06/04/2021
As the momentum of sustainable investing in Asia quickens, the global objectives of local companies will influence the role of ESG in the future, according to Deutsche Bank International Private Bank.
06/04/2021
Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, had so far refused to set a formal commitment to net zero by 2050 and had held the 2030 target since 2015 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26%.
06/03/2021
The firm launches a sustainable liquid alternatives product in Thailand and gets approval for retail distribution of its emerging markets sustainable equity fund in Hong Kong.
06/01/2021
The region has diverse regulatory regimes, and there are clear leaders and laggards, Sustainalytics finds.
06/01/2021
Matsui retired at the end of last year from Goldman Sachs, where she was known for her so-called womenomics research that influenced government policy on female labor participation.
05/30/2021
Under the Paris Agreement, Switzerland has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to half its 1990 levels by 2030.